Caryophyllaceae

American chickweed

Hesperostellaria americana (Porter ex B.L.Rob.) Gang Yao, B.Xue & Z.Q.Song

Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Hesperostellaria

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American chickweed: American chickweed growing on limestone talus along the north ridgeline of Saddle Peak, Bridger Range, Gallatin County, Montana. — Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: American chickweed

Synonyms

Stellaria americana (Porter ex B.L.Rob.) Standl.
Stellaria dichotoma var. americana Porter ex B.L.Rob.

Photos

Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Gaskin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Gaskin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Gaskin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Gaskin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Gaskin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Gaskin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Gaskin, CC0, from iNaturalist

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.